Just go up on Pulsedata's web site and it will be up there. Mary Ellen Earls ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Acosta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Scannar:
> mary, Where do i find out about this scanner and how much is it? I gather > that i can scan books into my Braille Note? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 3:25 AM > Subject: [Braillenote] Scannar: > > > Lisa I can help you just a bit with the scannar I am not Sylvia but I'll > have a go. > You asked: > 1. I saw on the PDI Web site that the ScanR has voice recognition > capabilities something about you speak into a microphone. How quickly does > the ScanR > become accustomed to your voice? Why do you speak into a microphone instead > of input the information on a keypad or something? > The scannaris actually made for those who need something to read and not > want to be bothered with a computer. > I bought my scannar last summer when I was getting a new computer and had > had a horrendous experience with ocr software on my former computer. > You use the microphone/record feature only to identify the item scanned. > This is the only inputting you can do with the device. > There is no time period for the scannar to recognize your voice, the same > way there is no time period for a tape recorder to recognize your voice.2. > Does the ScanR come with a manual in Braille or other alternative formats? > The scannar comes with the full manual in print and on a cassette as well as > there is an "on board" manual. > 3. Does the ScanR come out with new updated versions to make the ScanR > better at OCR? > As a matter of fact, there was quite a discussion between myself and one of > the PDI people about this at csun last week. > At the present time, there is nota Version 2 on the market. > 4. Does the ScanR have the ability to change things like read in columns > change the contrast etc. > Yes, most definitely it does have many settings such as collumn mode > brightness adjustment, contrast adjustment, however the defaults do quite > admirably for most things. > 4. Does the ScanR have the ability to change things like read in columns > change the contrast etc. > The Scannar has a serial cable which hooks up to it and the Braillenote. > > Good question! I have never tried this but from how they describe it in the > manual, when the Braillenote is plugged into the scannar, you have an extra > message in the "save Document" which asks if you want to save to the > Braillenote so it doesn't appear that you can read along with the scannar > when scanning. > How they have this set up is that you get different sounds as the scannar is > progressing. There is no verbal feedback as there is in Openbook. > 7. What do you personally use the ScanR for? > I personally use the Scannar to read my bills. I have done some books on it > and since most of my books are cookbooks, I have not had a great deal of > success with them they have so many fractions such as 1/2 cup or the like > that the scannar has trouble with that. > > 8. Does the ScanR just do typewritten documents like can it scan > handwritten documents? > The scannar will only do printed or type written documents. > 7. If you scan a book on the ScanR can you have it somehow scan the pages > of the book like you manually turn the pages and it scans them and then > later > it goes through the input process? > No! The Scannar is a very very basic scan and read machine. > > 8. Have you had previous experiences with others scanners? If so which > ones and how do whose compare to the ScanR? I have used Open Book > previously. > The reason I am considering purchasing the ScanR is that I don't have a > computer here and sometimes wish I had the ScanR. > > I have also had openbook and Kurzweil on an hp scanner. > The ocr in the scannar is far superior and it is much much faster than the > old hp scanner. The ocr is much better too. > I hope this has answered your questions. > I personally love the scannar because you can read at 4 o'clock in the > morning without having to start up a computer, and, if you want, you can > bring it in your bedroom. > Also it is extremely quiet when it scans. > Good luck. > Mary Ellen Earls > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
